The latest guest magazine for the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder)-Słubice is now available free of charge at the German-Polish Tourist Information Office and online at www.frankfurt-slubice.eu. The new issue provides a compact overview of the sights, leisure and nature activities on offer in the twin city and its surrounding area – on both the German and Polish sides.

The experience portal of the non-profit Fördergemeinschaft Ökologischer Landbau Berlin-Brandenburg (FÖL) e.V. invites you to discover the organic diversity of the region. They provide recommendations for addresses of direct-marketing farms for organic meat, organic farm stores and solidarity farms as well as event tips for farm festivals, workshops and self-harvesting.

Why start from scratch when you can take over an existing, successful company and develop it further with new ideas? This is exactly what the BPW Succession Week from 16 to 20 February 2026 is all about. In the free webinars, experienced experts will provide valuable insights into all key topics of company succession – from initial orientation to concrete implementation.

Aiming for images that show what the world of training has to offer - the Brandenburg Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Cottbus, East Brandenburg and Potsdam have officially launched their state-wide trainee photo competition 2026. All trainees in commercial and industrial-technical IHK training professions can take part, regardless of the year of training or the equipment used. The closing date for entries is March 13, 2026.

With "Eduard's Dream", actor Dominique Horwitz will take on one of Wilhelm Busch's lesser-known texts from 1891 at Frankfurt's Theaterhaus Kleist Forum on 14 February. In the story by the poet and illustrator, who became famous for his humorous picture stories ("Max and Moritz"), the protagonist experiences a surrealistic dream journey. He is accompanied by two virtuoso musicians: classical percussionist Lukas Böhm and jazz trombonist Hansjörg Fink.

On February 15, 2026 it will be sporty! The Wintersportverein 1923 Bad Freienwalde e.V. 1923 invites you to the 24th Märkischer Wintersporttag at the ski jumping facility in Papengrund. With an extensive program for the whole family, winter sports in Bad Freienwalde can be experienced up close.

"Best of Poetry Slam" is back at Frankfurt's Theaterhaus Kleist Forum on February 13. The popular poetry slam will take place twice on this day: At 10 a.m. for school classes and at 7:30 p.m. as usual in the evening program. The procedure is the same: Five top poets compete against each other with texts they have written themselves.

Those who visit the German-Polish Tourist Information Office in Frankfurt (Oder) on "Fetter Donnerstag", February 12, and purchase a souvenir or event tickets will receive a free Pfannkuchen. Similar to "Weiberfastnacht" in Germany, "Fat Thursday" marks the highlight of the carnival season in Poland.

How can regional products and regional demand come together even better? The event brings together producers, producers, restaurateurs and all other potential buyers. The focus is on getting to know each other personally, an open exchange about expectations and needs as well as the question of how regional value creation can be made stronger and more sustainable together in the future.

Unemployment rate rises to 6.8 percent due to seasonal factors - manufacturing industry still without strength: In January, a total of 15,596 people were registered as unemployed in the city of Frankfurt (Oder), the district of Märkisch-Oderland and the district of Oder-Spree. That is 814 more than in December and 27 fewer than in January 2025.